FREE Jio Phone 4G & How to Buy Online

Reliance Jio announced the launch of its much rumoured 4G feature phone, which
is named as JioPhone. Along with that the telco has announced its cable
TV device.

The JioPhone will be available for free but buyers will have to
deposit a fee of Rs 1500 which will be refundable after three years on
returning the phone. This means the phone will be available at an
effective price of zero.

JioPhone features and specifications

The JioPhone was
introduced by Akash and Isha Ambani, revealing the phone’s support voice
commands, along with standard feature phone functionality. Isha Ambani
said that the phone looks familiar by design, to ensure that it is easy
to use. The phone comes with a number of apps and browser installed
aside from Jio’s offerings too. On stage, we caught glimpses of the
JioPhone browser, Facebook, and also PM Modi’s Mann Ki Baat broadcast.

Jio Phone Specifications

Jio Phone Specs

Features

Details

Network

Technology

GSM, LTE

Launch

Announced

2017, July

Sale Date

24th August, 2017

Body

Design

Compact

SIM

Dual SIM

Display

Type

QVGA Display

Size

2.4 Inch

Key

4-Way Navigation

Memory

Card Slot

Yes

Internal

4 GB

RAM

512 MB

Camera

Rear Camera

2 MP

Front

VGA

Battery

2000 mAh

Features

WiFi Hotspot

FM Radio

Bluetooth v4.1

Headphone Jack

Alphanumeric Keypad

Torchlight

Operating System

KAI OS

Apart
from these Jio phone will be packed with all Jio premium apps and
benefits of Jio mobile network like free data and calling.

Top Features of Jio New Phone

Voice Commands: New
Jio Phone will follow your voice commands. During the annual general
meeting, tutorial for how users can use voice commands to do various
tasks like calling, opening apps, etc was demonstrated.

Supports 24 Indian Languages:
By this feature you can simply guess the idea behind the slogan “India
ka intelligent smartphone”. This phone will support 24 Indian languages
which will definitely cover huge customer base across India.

Unlimited 4G Data: With a monthly plan of Rs. 153 users will get unlimited 4G internet data offer same like the Jio Dhan Dhana Dhan offer.

SoS Alert: In an emergency you can long press the keypad button 5 to send your exact location the the concerns.

Bonus
Feature: You will soon be able to do NFC Payments using your new Jio
Phone. This feature will be introduced later this year with a software
update. Don’t know what is NFC payment? Checkout this YouTube video for simple explanation.

Plans for Jio Phone Users

Jio Phone Plans

Jio Phone Offers

Rs. 153 / month

Unlimited 4G Data
Unlimited Calling

Rs. 54 / week

Unlimited 4G Data
Unlimited Calling

Rs. 24 / 2 Days

Unlimited 4G Data
Unlimited Calling

Rs. 309 Jio Cable TV

Unlimited Jio Cable TV for 1 month

Launch Video for Jio Phone by Mukesh Ambani

Frequently Asked Questions About Reliance Jio Phone

How do I pre-book Jio Phone available at 0 Rs ?
New
Reliance Jio phone will be available from 15th August for beta testing
purpose, and later will be available for pre-booking from 24th August.
You can book either from the MyJio app or Jio digital stores. In
meeting, Mukesh Ambani confirmed that there will be 5 million JioPhone
units that will be available every week and delivery will start in
September.Can we use WhatsApp on a Jio phone?
Currently
No, since Whatsapp do not have application built for this operating
system but soon you will definitely find an app from Whatsapp. Another
reason is that since, in the meeting their was a demonstration of
Facebook app and as Whatsapp is Facebook property so you might soon get
whatsapp on JioPhone.How will the Jio Phone Cable TV service work?
Jio
phone cable TV service allows you to enjoy the complimentary
applications that jio provide to smartphones, in the newly launched jio
4G phone. With the 309 base plan, users get free access to jio apps like
JioCinema, JioTV, etc. These customers will get to view these contents
(music/tv/movies) in their TV’s using a cable compatible with old and
new televisions as well. The cable is meant exclusively for jio phone
subscribers.Does the new Jio phone support WiFi, and does it have a hotspot facility?
In
today’s AGM it was mentioned that you can connect your TV to the phone
and watch all the channels through Jio cable TV app. This means without
making it a hot spot it is not possible to connect your TV to it.
Therefore the phone has to support the hot spot feature. Also one tech
website leaked the interface of Jio Phone which they got for beta
testing and it shows WiFi Hotspot feature.Can I use a Jio phone with my other network SIM card?
Yes you can. Jio Phone is dual SIM phone so you can use other SIM in second SIM slot.